Family Affair Chords by Sly & The Family Stone
Tempo:
109.15 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
Dm
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
It's a family [D] affair.
[Dm]
[Bb] It's a family [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D] affair.
[Dm]
[A] It's a family affair.
[C]
[Gm] One [C] child grows up to [Gm] be
Somebody [C] that just loves to learn how [Gm] to how.
Another child grows [Gm] up to be
Somebody [C] who just loves to burn her.
Mom loves the both of them.
You see it's in the blood.
[Gm] Both [C] kids are good and [Gm] wrong.
Blood's [C] thicker than the mud.
It's a family affair.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
[Dm] All the way.
All [D] the way.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm] Newly [C] wed a [Gm] year ago.
We're [C] just still checking each other out.
[Gm] [C] Nobody wants [Gm] to blow.
Nobody [C] wants to be left out.
[Bb] You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you [C] can't stay cause you've been [Gm] somewhere else.
You can't [C] cry cause you look [Gm] broke down.
But you're crying anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
[C] It's [Gm] a family affair.
[C]
[Gm] It's a family [Am] affair.
[C]
[Gm] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[Dm]
[Bb] It's
[Gm] [Dm] a family [G] [Dm] [Bb] affair.
[Gm]
[C] Don't drop it bro.
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
It's a family [D] affair.
[Dm]
[Bb] It's a family [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [D] affair.
[Dm]
[A] It's a family affair.
[C]
[Gm] One [C] child grows up to [Gm] be
Somebody [C] that just loves to learn how [Gm] to how.
Another child grows [Gm] up to be
Somebody [C] who just loves to burn her.
Mom loves the both of them.
You see it's in the blood.
[Gm] Both [C] kids are good and [Gm] wrong.
Blood's [C] thicker than the mud.
It's a family affair.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
[Dm] All the way.
All [D] the way.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm] Newly [C] wed a [Gm] year ago.
We're [C] just still checking each other out.
[Gm] [C] Nobody wants [Gm] to blow.
Nobody [C] wants to be left out.
[Bb] You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you [C] can't stay cause you've been [Gm] somewhere else.
You can't [C] cry cause you look [Gm] broke down.
But you're crying anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
[C] It's [Gm] a family affair.
[C]
[Gm] It's a family [Am] affair.
[C]
[Gm] [Dm] [D]
[A]
[Dm]
[Bb] It's
[Gm] [Dm] a family [G] [Dm] [Bb] affair.
[Gm]
[C] Don't drop it bro.
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
Key:
Gm
C
Dm
Bb
D
Gm
C
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ It's a family [D] affair.
[Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ It's a family [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] affair.
_ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ It's a family affair.
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ One [C] child grows up to [Gm] be
_ Somebody [C] that just loves to learn how [Gm] to how.
Another _ child grows [Gm] up to be
Somebody [C] who just loves to burn her. _
_ _ Mom _ _ loves the both of them.
You see it's in the blood. _ _
[Gm] _ _ Both [C] kids are good and [Gm] wrong.
_ Blood's [C] thicker than the mud.
It's a family affair.
_ _ _ _ It's a [Gm] family affair.
_ [Dm] All the way. _
All [D] the way.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Newly [C] wed _ a [Gm] year ago.
We're [C] just still checking each other out.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Nobody wants [Gm] to blow.
Nobody [C] wants to be left out. _
[Bb] _ _ You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you _ [C] can't stay cause you've been [Gm] somewhere else.
You can't [C] cry cause you look [Gm] broke down.
But you're crying anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
_ _ [C] _ _ It's [Gm] a family affair.
[C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] It's a family [Am] affair.
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ It's _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] a family [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ affair. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Don't drop it bro.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ It's a family [D] affair.
[Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ It's a family [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] affair.
_ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ It's a family affair.
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ One [C] child grows up to [Gm] be
_ Somebody [C] that just loves to learn how [Gm] to how.
Another _ child grows [Gm] up to be
Somebody [C] who just loves to burn her. _
_ _ Mom _ _ loves the both of them.
You see it's in the blood. _ _
[Gm] _ _ Both [C] kids are good and [Gm] wrong.
_ Blood's [C] thicker than the mud.
It's a family affair.
_ _ _ _ It's a [Gm] family affair.
_ [Dm] All the way. _
All [D] the way.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Newly [C] wed _ a [Gm] year ago.
We're [C] just still checking each other out.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Nobody wants [Gm] to blow.
Nobody [C] wants to be left out. _
[Bb] _ _ You [C] can't leave cause your heart is [Gm] there.
But you _ [C] can't stay cause you've been [Gm] somewhere else.
You can't [C] cry cause you look [Gm] broke down.
But you're crying anyway [C] cause you're all broke down.
It's a [Gm] family affair.
_ _ [C] _ _ It's [Gm] a family affair.
[C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] It's a family [Am] affair.
_ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ It's _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] a family [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ affair. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Don't drop it bro.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _